Exam 6: Personality

Describe the psychophysiological and biological factors associated with antisocial personality and psychopathology.

Family factors such as ________ have been implicated in the development of dependent personality disorder.

People diagnosed with narcissistic personality are most likely to be women.

Most people with schizotypal personality disorder go on to develop schizophrenia or some other psychotic disorder.

Discuss the problems in the classification of personality disorders,including their reliability and validity,and sexist biases.

Laboratory experiments provide evidence that people with antisocial personalities experienced little anxiety in anticipation of impending ______.

The central feature of ________ personality disorder is an overblown sense of oneself.

Matt is a perfectionist.He is so preoccupied with perfection that he almost never gets things done on time.He procrastinates and focuses so closely on trivial details that he often fails to see how the details fit into the bigger picture.Socially,he rarely goes out because he is too busy working.He often won't make choices because he fears making the wrong choice.Matt's life is dominated by rigid expectations and goals.Matt is suffering from ________ personality disorder.

Social isolation is the cardinal feature of ________ personality disorder.

Recent advances in psychodynamic theory focus on the development of ________.

Which of the following is NOT one of the psychophysiological or biological factors associated with antisocial personality and psychopathy?

Many personality disorders appear to share common traits.

People with narcissistic personalities seek the company of flatterers.

Which of the following is NOT a problem with the current system for the classification of personality disorders?

At a therapy session,Naomi told her therapist she was the best therapist in the whole world and that only she could ever help her.At her next session,Naomi accused her therapist of being inadequate,uncaring,and only in practice to make money using sick people.Naomi is showing symptoms of __________ personality disorder.

People with schizoid personality disorder rarely,if ever,experience strong anger,joy,or sadness.

Adoption studies suggest that there may be a genetic predisposition toward criminal behaviour.

Research has revealed that self-help books can decrease perfectionism in individuals coping with obsessive traits.

Discuss how a comprehensive,efficient,and effective system of care would help treat a person with a personality disorder.

Describe the features of narcissistic personality disorder.